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Hi, Thanks for the reply, I would presume so as robocopy copies the rest of the folder over OK. The Back up completes OK it just it reports this error. Which isn't too much of an issue. Although I will be checking the logs regularly to ensure there are no errors. I have checked permissions and found...

Right I'm Back. I have managed to get a bit of time to try and get this right. Which I think I have now (Set Up Wise). I now have 3 batch files, One for each user account. These files are placed in the users start up folder to allow a daily back up when the PC is started and the user logs on. The PC...

Thank you very much!
I will try tonight.

PS, thanks for the switches

Hi,
Yes I would like to ensure the scheduled back up is carried out successfully. If this is too much work, I would just like a time 'stamp to tell me the last time the back up was run.So I don't have to check the mirror file sizes to confirm.

Thanks

Creeky

Hi Foxidrive, Thank you very much for your help, Code works great. FYI I am running win 8, so DST switch works. I previously had separate back up batch files for 3 different users. But this makes sense to have just one. I have had to look at some folders individually (instead of the User Directory a...

Hi all, First post, I am trying to create a scheduled back up using a batch file. I have created the code and it backs up OK. I have added the /D parameter to prevent long running back ups as not all the data will have changed. This Parameter refuses to work. I dont know what I am doing wrong. I cop...